There’s been an awful lot of promises from banks recently, telling us they are changing their ways to focus more on their customers’ well-being. A commitment to stop selling useless tat would be a start.

The credit reference agency also advised music, art and theatre fans to keep credit and debit cards separately from other documents, such as a driving licence or passport to reduce the risk of financial fraud.

A Money Mail investigation has discovered how the credit records of around 1,000 ordinary savers a year like Samantha Larkin are being wrecked by suspicious banks. Through no fault of their own, customers have had their details added to a register of possible fraudsters....read

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Apple sent out invites yesterday to an event next week, which is rumoured to be the launch of the iPhone 5. However, over a third of people do not know that their credit rating has an impact on their chances of getting a good contract, according to research from Experian....read

The ticketing website, which is a subsidiary of Ticketmaster, said that its email marketing system has been subject to 'unauthorised access' and as a result some customers may have received up to four unofficial emails.

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